Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

COMMONWEALTH ELECTORAL ACT 1918 - SECT 341

  (1)   Any officer or scrutineer who wears or displays in a polling booth on polling day any badge or emblem of a candidate or political party commits an offence.

Penalty:   10 penalty units.

  (2)   Strict liability applies to an offence against subsection   (1).

Note:   For strict liability , see section   6.1 of the Criminal Code .